001 Some Great thing
In
2 Ki 2:5 we read of “Naaman, captain of the host of Syria ... a great man ... a
mighty man of valor, but he was a leper,” who rejected the command of Elisha the
...
002 Good News for Bad People
First,
the good news for bad people: “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the
Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow ...
003 What is the Gospel?
In
Mark 16:15 Christ commanded, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel,”
and many profess to be doing that, but it seems there are almost as many gospels
...
004 The Rich Man and Lazarus
In
Luke 16 we read of a rich man, and of Lazarus, a beggar who ate the scraps from his
table; but the passage from time to eternity brought a dramatic change.
...
005 The Summer is Ended
...
and we are not saved” Jer 8:20, was the wail of a captive Israel, whose sin had
ended God’s patience. It will be the
eternal lament of all who die unsaved. It
...
006 What to Believe
Almost
two thousand years ago the jailer in Philippi asked Paul and Silas, “Sirs, what
must I do to be saved?” Their reply
was, “Believe on the Lord Jesus ...
007 Which Church is Right
God recognizes only one Church, and it is
neither Catholic, Jewish, nor Protestant. It consists of all, who since
Pentecost, have been born again through faith in ...
008 2 Births, 2 Deaths, Resurrections
Jesus
Christ announced the necessity of a SECOND BIRTH when He declared, “Ye MUST
be born again,” for “Except a man be
born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God, ...
009 When Will Messiah
Come?
According
to Dan 9:25 and Zechariah 9:9 He should have come in AD32, entering Jerusalem on an
ass’s colt. Is it just coincidence
that Christ rode into ...
010 Tormented in Flame
In
Luke 16 we read of a rich man, and of Lazarus a beggar who ate the scraps from his
table; but death brought a dramatic change. Lazarus had comfort; the rich ...
011 An Overturned Truck
One
morning some years ago as I traveled on the Connecticut Turnpike I passed an
overturned truck blocking all three lanes on the opposite side of the highway.
...
012 How Shall We Escape?
"...if we neglect so great
salvation?" Heb 2:3. To
neglect God's offer of salvation is as deadly as to reject it.
Multitudes now in hell meant to be saved, but ...
013 The Good Samaritan
While
few are ignorant of the meaning of the expression "good Samaritan" many are
unaware of the origin of the term. It is
derived from the response of Christ to ...
014 A Second Opinion
A
young man I know developed a cough for which his doctor
prescribed medicine. The cough
persisted, in spite of a second stronger medicine, and eventually an Xray ...
015 Whose Child?
Repetition
tends to make fiction fact, e.g., "We're all God's children."
Christ said that unbelievers are Satan's children, Jn 8:41-44.
Only a new birth makes ...
016 When?
In
the days when they made house calls a doctor visited an elderly man who had been his
patient for many years. The doctor was a
Christian, and had often spoken to ...
017 Lost
D.L.
Moody, the famous evangelist, had a way of saying things with a bluntness that
couldn't be misunderstood. Once he said,
"A man must believe he is lost before ...
018 Almost Persuaded
"Then
Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian" (Ac 26:28),
but sadly it isn't recorded that this almost persuaded king ever ...
019 The Day of Judgment
Christ
said that it would be better for Tyre and Sidon and Sodom in the day of judgment than
for those He addressed (Mt 11:22-24), and this prompts the ...
020 42,000 Died
...
because they hadn't the password needed to cross the Jordan, Judges 12. One day we too
must "cross Jordan," - go from time into eternity, but without the password
...
021 Believe What?
Almost two thousand
years ago the jailer in Philippi asked Paul and Silas, "Sirs, what must I do to
be saved?" Their reply was,
"Believe on the Lord Jesus ...
022 Good News for Bad People
First,
the good news for bad people: "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the
Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though ...
023 The Wrong Bridge
Try
to imagine yourself in the position I am about to describe, then tell me what you
would do.
You
are walking along a road of unknown length which ends on the ...
024 The Great Divide
Near
the summit of the Canadian Rockies a stream divides, one branch flowing to the
Pacific, the other, to the Atlantic. That
spot is called THE GREAT DIVIDE.
This ...
025 Unavailing Remorse
Some years ago the two year old son of a
missionary couple in Africa became ill with malaria, so they gave him a quinine
tablet, but it stuck in his windpipe, and in ...
026 Mom, I Followed You
A
woman had existed in the pit of hell for what seemed an eternity.
There was no God of love to be found, no mercy, no kindness.
All hope was gone. She had ...
027 The Closed Door
In Rev 3:20 Jesus
Christ is seen knocking at the door of men's hearts, but Mt 7:14 declares that few
open the door, i.e., trust Him as Savior. In
Lk 13:24-29 ...
028 Prophecy Fulfilled
In
the 6th Century BC Daniel the prophet declared that Babylon would fall to Persia,
Persia to Greece, that Greece would divide into four parts and be conquered by ...
029 The Deadline
Once,
military prisoners who accidentally or deliberately crossed a designated line were
shot, hence the name "deadline."
Unless
you have been born again through ...
030 A Leg for a Briefcase
Many years ago at the Darien, CT train station a man just off the train,
discovering he had forgotten his briefcase, quickly reboarded, retrieved ...
031 In Adam All Die
"In
Adam all die ... in Christ shall all be made alive" 1 Cor 15:22, doesn't mean
that because all die physically, all will be made alive spiritually.
By natural ...
032 The Rich Fool
A
rich farmer looked at his abundant crops and determined to pull down his old barns to
make room for larger ones in which to store his goods.
But as he made his ...
033 God's Elevator
Have
you ever caught yourself, when driving up a steep hill, sitting forward in your seat,
grasping the steering wheel tightly, as though this could assist the car ...
034 Trapped In a Safe
Many
years ago a man who was a designer of safes and locks was inspecting a huge new bank
safe which he had helped design. In the
course of his inspection he ...
035 The Gift on the Tree
We've
become so used to Christmas trees, and the commercialism of Christmas, that few ever
give a thought to the first Christmas tree. It
was unique, having ...
036 John's Doctor
In
the days when doctors made house calls, an English doctor, who was also a Christian,
was called to the cottage of an old man whom he had visited many ...
037 Your Ticket to Heaven
As
I sat in a crowded railroad carriage one day I noticed that the passengers
represented almost every conceivable type of humanity.
There were men and ...
038 Not Enough Lifeboats
In
the days of sailing ships, an overloaded vessel, caught in a storm, began to sink;
and as the sailors lined up for the lifeboats it was discovered that ...
039 The Greatest Presumption
If
you heard someone say, "I'm absolutely sure of going to heaven," would you
consider him guilty of great presumption? Well, let's examine the facts.
...
040 Unnecessary Payments
During
the depression days an elderly lady entered an insurance office in Minneapolis, and,
presenting a policy to a clerk, explained that she could no ...
041
The Ten Virgins
At an Eastern wedding long
ago ten virgins were invited to the feast. Each
had a lighted lamp with which to meet the bridegroom.
He however, was delayed, and ...
042
The Lost Birthright
One
day long ago a hunter faint with hunger, came into camp where his brother was boiling
pottage. The hunter was the firstborn in
that family, and as such ...
043
The Lighthouse Keeper
Many
years ago the keeper of a lighthouse on an island a few miles off a rugged coast was
given money each month to buy oil for the light.
He had been warned ...
044
Dying of Thirst
In
the days of sailing ships, a vessel was blown off course in a storm. Due to a broken rudder, she drifted helplessly for many days, and
eventually the fresh ...
045
A Free Insurance Policy
There
are insurance policies to meet every eventuality of life, but all of them have two
common characteristics (1) they have a price, and
(2) while there is ...
046
Easter
Christendom
has just celebrated Easter: the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, but a
question few can answer correctly is, Why did Christ die?
The ...
047
The Indian Trainman
This
is a true story. A Christian in India
was about to pray one night, when suddenly an old saying flashed into his mind,
"Prayer cannot do what my feet ...
048
Flying Against the Wind
In
the days before jet engines a friend of mine was flying from England to America, but
when the plane was less than half way across, the pilot announced that ...
049
And After That?
Asked
what he hopes to do after graduation, a youth usually replies, I hope to find a good
job. And after that? you ask. I
hope to be successful, get married, have ...
050
The Bridge-Keeper's Choice
I
cannot recall where I first read the incident related below, nor have I the means of
verifying its veracity, but the inclusion of the names of the people and the ...
051
The Reality of Hell
Many
people who are convinced that there is a heaven, are unwilling to believe that there
is also a hell, yet it is Jesus Christ Who speaks as emphatically of the ...
052
The Book of Life
...contains
the names of those qualified to enter heaven. All
others will suffer eternal torment in the lake of fire Re 20:15.
Since therefore the eternal fate ...
053
After This - Judgment
God warns
that judgment follows death, “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this
the judgment” Heb 9:27. That judgment,
however, is not to decide ...
054
No Choice
A common
misconception relative to man’s spiritual state is the belief that we become
sinners by committing sins. Nothing
could be farther from the truth ...
055
That Second Birth
In John
chapter 3 the Lord Jesus Christ warns repeatedly that apart from a second (a
spiritual) birth men cannot enter heaven, and must therefore first enter hell, ...
056
Heaven and Hell
Many
people who believe firmly in heaven refuse to believe in hell, yet the same Bible
which assures us that there is a heaven, tells us with equal clarity ...
057
Saved Through Faith
Almost two
thousand years ago the Apostle Paul wrote to a group of Christians living in the city
of Ephesus, and said, “By grace are ye saved through faith; and that ...
058
What's Wrong With Your Life?
If someone
were to ask you this question you’d probably say, “There’s nothing wrong with
it,” but if you’re honest you’d admit deep down inside, “Yes, something is
...
059
The Wages of Sin
Romans
6:23 warns that, “The wages of sin is death,” and most people conclude that the
reference is to the physical death which all men die. Revelation 20:14 ...
060
The Witness Who Died
Imagine
this scene. You are in a courtroom
observing a trial. The accused is on
trial for his life, and acquittal or condemnation depends on the testimony of ...
061
In Adam All Die
When
the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 15:22, “...in Adam all die...in Christ shall all be
made alive,” it doesn’t mean that because all men die physically, all ...
062
The Necklace
In
Guy DeMaupassant’s famous short story The Necklace the tale is told of a
proud young woman who was invited to a ball. Lacking
expensive jewellery of her own, ...
063
Interrupted Plans
Have
you ever had your plans suddenly interrupted by an accident, illness, death of a
loved one, unexpected unemployment, etc., and did it occur to you that it ...
064
Tomorrow was Too Late
On April 8, 1996 John McSherry, while umpiring a baseball game, dropped dead
of a heart attack in front of thousands of fans.
He was scheduled for a medical ...
065
You Have a Choice
You
have no choice in regard to the fact that your lineage goes back to Adam, which means
that also without choice you are a sinner, excluded from heaven, and ...
066
Fig Leaves
The
counterpart of Adam and Eve’s attempt to cover themselves with fig leaves, is
man’s futile attempt to fit himself for heaven by good works, but God warns ...
067
What is The Sinner's Prayer?
It
is a relatively new religious phenomenon, and a far cry from the prayer of the
penitent publican, “God be merciful to me a sinner” Lk 18:13. ...
068
The Days of Lot
Relative
to His return, Jesus Christ warned that, “As it was in the days of Lot, thus shall
it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed” Lk 17:28.
The ...
069
Tekel
Tekel,
meaning “Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting” Dan 5:27, was
written of one who was feasting and drinking, knowing not he had but a few ...
070
Today or Tonight
“Thou
fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee” (Lk 12:20) was
the announcement of God to a rich man making plans for a future he didn’t have, ...
071
The Days of Lot
Relative to His return Jesus Christ said that, “As it was
in the days of Lot ... thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed”
Lk 17:28-30). What ...
072
What is Death?
It is the end of all vital function, but
Scripture warns that to die without
having been born again is to endure eternal torment
in the lake of fire. This is ...
073
No Room
At the birth of Jesus
Christ there was no room for Him in the inn, nor are things different today: men
still have no room for Him, the proof being that while ...
074
The Baker's Empty Basket
The baker of Gen 40:17
discovered, too late, that the fowls had eaten the contents of the basket on his
head, so that he appeared before Pharaoh with nothing to ...
075
Seven Years of Famine
That famine mentioned in Gen 41 is God’s picture of the
impending seven-year Tribulation, and of the eternal state of unbelievers.
The remedy was to store ...
076
Independent But Enslaved
America’s celebration of independence reminds
us that others have also won political freedom, but what is seldom realized is
that a worse enslavement, from which few ...
077
The TWA Plane Disaster
The crash of the airliner
which killed 229 on July 17,1996, stunned America, and dramatized the suddenness with
which death sometimes comes, but it eclipsed the ...
078
Free Corn
During a famine Joseph’s
brothers went twice to Egypt to buy corn, and twice found their money returned in
their corn sacks. Beyond demonstrating
Joseph’s ...
079
Democracy or the Dead
The unbelieving dead are
all equal. All are poor, condemned, guilty, powerless, excluded from heaven,
without friends, in eternal darkness, eternal torment.
...
080
Have a Good Eternity
“Have a good day” is the parroted phrase
on the lips of multitudes, but one I’ve never heard is, “Have a good eternity.”
A good day may have many degrees of ...
081
Lost by Neglect
How
many souls are in hell today through neglect! They
never meant to be there, but occupation with other things resulted in neglect of
God’s warning, “How shall we ...
082
Justice for All
Only the naive will deny that money
determines the outcome of many a trial today, so that all but the guilty plead for
justice - a plea, however, unlikely to change ...
083
Why Not More Positive?
A reader has asked why these Gospel
messages aren’t more positive - why do they stress the somber, and warn repeatedly
of the danger of entering hell? ...
084
Good Enough For Heaven
Contrary
to the popular, but erroneous idea that a degree of goodness fits men for heaven, and
a degree of badness, for hell, God says that no one is good enough ...
085
The Lake of fire
Refusal
to believe in the lake of fire as the eternal destination of all who die without
having been born again, makes God a liar, Rev 20:14-15; nor do ...
086
The End of the World
According
to Scripture the end of the world is at least 1007 years off, because the seven-year
Tribulation and the Millennium must come first, but an event of more immediate
concern is the coming of
087
Filthy Rags
...is God's description of the good deeds of
all who hope to enter heaven on the basis of moral living, rather than through the
new birth (John 3:3,7) resulting ...
088
Felix Trembled
“As
he (Paul) reasoned of righteousness, self control, and judgment to come, Felix
trembled, and said, Go thy way ... when I have a convenient season, I will call ...
089
How Patient is God?
His
patience is great, but not infinite, hence His warning, “My Spirit shall not always
strive with man” Gen 6:3, “He who being often reproved, hardens his ...
090
How Bad are You?
By
God’s standard (the only one that matters), far worse than you think.
He says, “There is none righteous” Ro 3:10; “All our righteousnesses
are as filthy rags,” ...
091
Born Twice
Few things evoke more
contemptuous laughter than the idea of a second birth, yet Jesus Christ declared,
“Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom ...
092
Tomorrow
For about a hundred and
fifty thousand people (the number who die every day) there will be no tomorrow.
They will have gone into eternity. What
if today you ...
093
You Refuse to Choose
Whether you’ll be in heaven or hell
eternally is your choice, for all are born on the road to hell, and can enter the
road to heaven, only by choosing to accept ...
094
Incredible Life Force
“An incredible life
force” was one sports writer’s description of superstar basketball player Hank
Gathers, who himself said, “I’m the strongest man alive ...
095
Covered With Leprosy
A strange part of the Levitical law was
that a man totally covered with leprosy was pronounced clean, but the partially
covered man remained unclean, Le 13:12. ...
096
What is a Believer?
The Bible teaches that
faith in Jesus Christ is all that is needed to save us from hell and fit us for
heaven, yet many who do believe in Him have no assurance of ...
097
If You Die Today
... where will your soul be?
It will be in heaven if you’ve been born again, but in hell if you
haven’t. How is one born again?
Very simply: (1) admit that you’re ...
098
Playing Hooky
Three little boys played hooky one day.
As they sat by the side of a quiet road a minister came along, and realizing
what they were up to, said, “Don’t you boys ...
099
What is a Believer?
The Bible teaches that faith in Jesus Christ is all that is
needed to save us from hell and fit us for heaven, yet many who do
believe in Him have no assurance of ...
100 The Crown of Thorns
When Adam sinned God said,
“Cursed is the ground for thy sake, thorns shall it bring forth” (Ge
3:17-18), so that those placed on Christ’s head by the Roman soldiers ...
